ERIC Number: EJ1345582
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-0736-8038
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DC:0-5 and Los Angeles County's Efforts to Build the Birth through 5 Mental Health Workforce
Williams, Marian E.; Mulrooney, Kathleen; Rediker, Ashley; Reno-Smith, Debbie; Hause, Noelle
ZERO TO THREE, v42 n2 p30-39 2021
ZERO TO THREE and Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH) collaborated and contracted to provide official DC:0-5[TM] clinical training and foundational infant and early childhood mental health training to clinicians from Los Angeles (LA) County, California, over the course of 3 years. This article describes this unique, multiyear clinical workforce development effort highlighting the specific training approaches and supports used, considerations for sustainability, DC:0-5 Expert Faculty reflections, and participants' feedback. The authors provide recommendations for possible replication of this intensive workforce development effort.
Descriptors: Mental Health, Professional Development, Infants, Toddlers, Preschool Children, Health Personnel, Mental Disorders, Trainers, Training, Ethnic Diversity, COVID-19, Pandemics, Program Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California (Los Angeles)
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